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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
5
May 23 item notes Parsons-Souders store closing time 5 30 pm and the women fashion salons clearing many pretty things. Thrifty shoppers find coats suits skirts fine millinery at reduced prices as summer outfits are highlighted. Second floor displays offer sports wear and dressier styles with varied stock at best. Welcome to all shoppers.
Special $25 sports suits arrive for young women with several materials including soft jersey, light weight wools and silks. Natural aiming-style Shantung silks and knitted woolens are offered. Coats are belted with pockets and easy fit, unlined. skirts suit small figures with full styling and slot pockets. Colors include blue emerald green beige and white in sizes 14 to 20 years.
Mrs Guilford Dudley of Tennessee, a prominent suffrage advocate, will address Clarksburg on Friday May 26 at 2 PM in the Red Cross room of the Masonic temple. The event, under the State Equal Suffrage Association, highlights support for the amendment and Dudley’s leadership in Tennessee and Kentucky leagues.
Private dance instruction in the assembly room of the Waldo Gates by J A Healy formerly of New York City with assistant Misa Elizabeth Thompson. For information call Mr Healy at Waldo Motel. Adults high school students and children may join limited to thirty pupils. arrangements for out of town pupils.
In a feature on a rare violet perfume, readers learn of Violet Simplicity praised for its natural scent. The article describes its appeal as the faint breath of violets, with extract and tea waters offered at $2.00 per bottle.
The Long Narrow English Shoe presents pumps made on a famous London last favored by well shod English women. English pattern pumps in dull kid skin white reinskin and patent leather, bench made by Charles Domby ensuring fine quality at five dollars per pair.
The Nemo corsets have endured for years due to solid construction, affordable pricing, and comfortable fit. Five Nemo models sell at $8.00 including variants for short figures, elastic hip insert, elastic gore, low bust with heavy boning, and a shorter style. four more heavy boned models priced at $4.00 and $5.00 are offered for private fittings.
Parsons-Souders store presents the largest and most attractive spring wallpaper display in Clarksburg and central West Virginia. The third floor department is reached by the Tak?s Elevator for customers exploring this unique assortment.
A vintage ad touts silk stockings as the perfect graduation gift with prices from 50c to 2.60. It promises superior variety and novelty at Parsons-Souders store, noting staple colors always in demand and urging graduates and women to buy there.
A display of organdy nets and silks attracts many mothers preparing graduation dresses for daughters. A shopper bought three dresses and sent a neighbor for another. The charming frocks in net organdy taffeta georgette crepe feature new ruffles and delicate touches, priced from 15.00 to 26.00.
This week only, shoppers save $1 to $1.75 on silk blouses. All waists are new, in Georgette, Chiffon, Taffeta and crepe Silk blends, with some lace, mostly white, flesh and maize. Sizes include stout up to 50 inches bust.
The last week of May finds us well prepared to meet customers needs in summer rugs and floor coverings. The showing is abundant and comprehensive with full choice of rag fibre grass and other weights. Early selection is advisable as future delivery may be uncertain.
Three refrigerator options listed with prices and features. White Mountain models claim family size and odorless, air circulation, cost from 8 to 45 dollars. The Knickerbocker and Imperial Odorless models add porcelain finish with prices spanning 7.50 to 45 dollars.
Advertisement claims Q Ban Hair Color Restorer darkens gray hair and scalp without dye, leaving a natural dark luster. It promises complete coverage with no telltale residue and offers a money back guarantee. Available in a large bottle at Wells-Hay Drug Store Clarke, W.Va. out of town orders via parcel post.
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